James Cobbett
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| Full name | James Cobbett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1804 Frimley, Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 March 1842 (aged 38) Marylebone, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow round-arm spin bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Cobbett (12 January 1804 – 31 March 1842) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1841 for Middlesex, Surrey and Yorkshire. Considered by many - according to The Cricketer and Wisden - to be "the finest allrounder of his day",[1] Cobbett was a right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and right arm slow roundarm bowler.[2]
Cobbett began as an MCC ground staff bowler who occasionally stood as umpire. He started a playing career with Middlesex in 1826, as Surrey - the county of his birth - featured little in first-class cricket at the time. He played only once for them in 1839, as well as matches for Yorkshire in 1835. He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series and the South in the North v. South series. But it was for the MCC between 1830 and 1841, that he made most of his appearances: 47 in all, scoring 78 runs and taking 311 wickets.[3][4]
References
Notes
- ^ "Player Profile: James Cobbett". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Player Profile: James Cobbett". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding for each team by James Cobbett". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "First-class bowling for each team by James Cobbett". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
Further reading
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 2-3 (1727-1848), Lillywhite, 1862
External links
- James Cobbett at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- James Cobbett at ESPNcricinfo
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